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Text 'clipboard' for Mac

Firstly, I hope I've posted this in the right area - apologies if not.

I'm looking for a Mac utility that will allow me to easily store a selection of often used chunks of text (sometimes for us in e-mails, sometimes in documents) that I can quickly find and paste when needed.

Any recommendations?

Many thanks,

Simon

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Try TextExpander (or Quicksilver)

You have a number of options on this one, but I'll highlight two that I like.

TextExpander (previously here) lets you define shortcuts for snippets of text that "explode" when you type a few letters. (Video demoing TE)

Quicksilver (previously here) lets you define items on a "Shelf" that can be pasted into place using the app's super-fast keyboard commands.

For what you're describing, I'd give TextExpander a spin.

 
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